Israeli Military Weapons in Gaza

On 13 July 2024, Israeli fighter jets struck al-Mawasi — a designated humanitarian zone west of Khan Younis sheltering approximately 80,000 displaced Palestinians — killing at least 90 people and wounding around 300. Five bombs and five missiles struck tents housing displaced civilians and a water distillation unit. The F-35I Adir is Israel's primary strike aircraft and a confirmed participant in combat operations over Gaza throughout the conflict.

The F-15I Ra'am has been used extensively in airstrikes across Gaza. Business Insider documented F-15Is among the US-built fighter jets Israel deployed in its air war, conducting strikes throughout the conflict from October 2023 onwards.

Two IDF squadrons deployed from October 7, 2023. Hellfire missiles and 30mm chain gun documented throughout the campaign.

1-metre CEP accuracy; 110km range. Documented strikes: Rafah tent camp (May 2024, 45 killed); Khan Younis school (July 2024, 27 killed).

~3,000 delivered to Israel by December 2023. Boeing won $7.5 billion USAF contract in May 2024.

In the first six weeks of the Gaza genocide, investigators identified over 208 craters exceeding 40 feet across in areas Israel had designated as safe zones in southern Gaza — consistent with SPICE 2000-guided 2,000lb bomb bodies (MK-84). A New York Times investigation confirmed their use in civilian-designated safe zones in southern Gaza.

Documented strikes: al-Mawasi safe zone (September 2024, 22 killed); 80 strikes in Beirut.

40–45% of all Gaza munitions were unguided (Washington Post). IDF justification per AOAV: cost-saving; used against low-level suspected Hamas affiliates; preference for nighttime residential strikes.

Human Rights Watch concluded use in populated areas violates international humanitarian law. M825A1 remnants photographed in Gaza with Pine Bluff Arsenal batch codes verified by Amnesty International.

Less than 1-metre CEP; 11km range. Reported near Al-Shifa Hospital (November 2023).

Amnesty International documented strikes in the opening weeks of the genocide in which Raytheon/RTX-supplied Paveway precision-guided munitions killed entire families in their homes. Paveway kits — manufactured by Raytheon — convert unguided bombs into laser-guided munitions and have been used in hundreds of documented strikes across Gaza.

Mk 3 and Mk 4 deployed throughout ground operation. Over 90% of Merkava components are manufactured in Israel.

XM329 deploys 6 internal warheads dispersing tungsten cubes and steel ball bearings in a 20-metre radius. M339 Hatzav disperses 6,500+ steel and tungsten fragments in airburst mode. Weapons experts identified ball bearings consistent with these rounds in injuries to children at al-Aqsa Hospital (July 2024).

CARDOM: vehicle-mounted recoil mortar; 12km range; 4 rounds/minute. Also in service with US Army Stryker Brigades and NATO forces. Iron Sting: GPS + laser dual-guidance; first operational use October 2023, Gaza.

AOAV documented Stylet and Rapier as likely comprising the majority of guided mortar attacks in Gaza. Stylet has a range of up to 8.5km; Rapier extends to 16km. Specific strike records are not publicly confirmed in open-source reporting but their deployment is documented by AOAV throughout the conflict.

SPIKE Firefly (Moaz): man-portable disposable loitering munition. On April 1, 2024, seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed in a strike in Deir al-Balah; BBC photographic analysis linked the munition to SPIKE Firefly. Rafael confirmed operational use in Gaza on July 7, 2024. Lanius: autonomous loitering munition using AI-assisted target recognition; can operate indoors.

On 14 October 2024, 155mm artillery shells struck a food distribution centre in Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least 10 people. Tens of thousands of 155mm shells have been fired into Gaza throughout the conflict. Elbit signed a $60 million contract for 155mm shells in August 2023 — weeks before October 7.

On 12 October 2023, the IDF's 334th Artillery Battalion fired the M270 MLRS at targets in Gaza for the first time since 2006, deploying the Romach long-range guided rocket. The system has been used throughout the ground operation since.

~100 deployed in opening ground phase; ongoing use throughout conflict. Norwegian KLP and Government Pension Fund both divested from Caterpillar in 2024.

85% of all IDF Air Force drones. Elbit MoD sales rose 50% to $2 billion in 2024. Confirmed strike: April 1, 2024 — World Central Kitchen vehicles, Deir al-Balah; 7 aid workers killed.

Lavender: analysed Gaza's 2.3 million residents to rank each person's probability of being a militant. Generated a kill list of up to 37,000 people. IDF-acknowledged accuracy: 90% — meaning 1 in 10 flagged were civilians. Average human review per target: 20 seconds. Gospel: selects physical targets — buildings and infrastructure — driving mass civilian infrastructure destruction.